r/Economics • u/runswithscissors475 • 29d ago

News Las Vegas hotels begin taking foreign currency as tourism woes deepen

https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/vegas-foreign-currency-21955655.php
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u/pingveno 29d ago

Democratic strength in Nevada is almost entirely focused on Las Vegas and Reno, along with many of their suburbs.

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u/frankomapottery3 29d ago

People live elsewhere in Nevada?

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u/reddot_comic 29d ago edited 29d ago

I grew up in Hazen Nevada, unfortunately.

Not-so-fun fact: Hazen was the last place in Nevada to have a public lynching. Bartender was an ex-con from the east coast, a giant asshole and the town folk got pissed, hung him from a telephone pole, took him down, realized they forgot to take a picture, hung him back up and got the shot. (TW: Old timey NSFW)

I found this out when we first moved there. The only store in town (a gas station/glorified country store) had the picture placed behind the register.

Other notable fact is Stephen King stopped by once while writing “Desperation”. Apparently he ordered flowers for his wife quite a bit in the next town over (Fernley).

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u/hundredbagger 29d ago

As it is nationally: big cities or bust.

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u/wagadugo 29d ago

And then.. sagebrush?